Successful thrombolytic therapy for prosthetic pulmonary valve thrombosis evaluated by Doppler echocardiography

American Heart Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 4 PART 1, 1992, Pages 1065-1067

  Marti, Vicens ^a   Subirana, M Teresa ^a   Ballester, Manel ^a   Obrador, Damià ^a   Augé, Josep María ^a   Fontcuberta, Jordi ^a   Caralps Riera, Josep Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE PROSTHESIS; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY VALVE; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0026572451     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(92)90722-8     Document Type: Article

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